Every two years, athletes from around the world convene on one location to represent their respective countries in various forms of competition — whether it be in summer or winter games — to determine the top athletes in the world. The event is commonly referred to as the Olympic Games.
For those competing in college athletics, there exists the World University Games, the Division I’s equivalent of the Olympics. And much like its grander-scaled, internationally-competitive counterpart, the University Games also holds both summer and winter variations of competition.
This year, in what is the 29th running of the winter World University Games, or “Universiade” — a play on the words “university” and “olympiad” — Team USA’s women’s hockey team will descend upon Krasnoyarsk, Russia for two weeks of international competition.